sonic automotive inc. - SAH

SAH

Close Chg Chg %
64.84 -0.56 -0.86%

Closed Market

64.28

-0.56 (0.86%)

Volume: 104.64K

Last Updated:

Dec 5, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: sonic automotive inc. - SAH

SAH Key Data

Open

$64.51

Day Range

64.00 - 65.25

52 Week Range

52.18 - 89.48

Market Cap

$2.22B

Shares Outstanding

34.17M

Public Float

13.17M

Beta

0.90

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

17.35

EPS

$3.83

Yield

222.64%

Dividend

$0.38

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dec 15, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

206.35K

 

SAH Performance

1 Week
 
2.13%
 
1 Month
 
4.24%
 
3 Months
 
-22.57%
 
1 Year
 
-4.72%
 
5 Years
 
47.06%
 

SAH Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 11
Full Ratings ➔

About sonic automotive inc. - SAH

Sonic Automotive, Inc. is an automotive retailer. Its services include sales of both new and used cars and light trucks, sales of replacement parts and performance of vehicle maintenance, warranty, paint and repair services and arrangement of extended service contracts, financing, insurance, vehicle protection products and other aftermarket products for automotive customers. It operates through the Franchised Dealerships and EchoPark segments. The Franchised Dealerships segment provides comprehensive services, which include sales of both new and used cars and light trucks, sales of replacement parts and performance of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs, and paint and collision repair services. The EchoPark segment sells used cars and light trucks. The company was founded by Ollen Bruton Smith and Bryan Scott Smith in January 1997 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

SAH At a Glance

Sonic Automotive, Inc.
4401 Colwick Road
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
Phone 1-704-566-2400 Revenue 14.22B
Industry Specialty Stores Net Income 216.00M
Sector Retail Trade Employees 10,800
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025
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SAH Valuation

P/E Current 17.353
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 10.265
Price to Sales Ratio 0.156
Price to Book Ratio 2.034
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 22.69
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 10.33
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.443
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.655

SAH Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 1,317,064.815
Income Per Employee 20,000.00
Receivables Turnover 28.684
Total Asset Turnover 2.526

SAH Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.094
Quick Ratio 0.352
Cash Ratio 0.017

SAH Profitability

Gross Margin 14.359
Operating Margin 3.232
Pretax Margin 1.80
Net Margin 1.519
Return on Assets 3.836
Return on Equity 22.106
Return on Total Capital 4.161
Return on Invested Capital 7.058

SAH Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 388.676
Total Debt to Total Capital 79.537
Total Debt to Total Assets 70.032
Long-Term Debt to Equity 195.425
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 39.991
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Annual Financials for Sonic Automotive Inc. - SAH

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
12.40B 14.00B 14.37B 14.22B
Sales Growth
+26.92% +12.94% +2.65% -1.03%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
10.58B 11.81B 12.27B 12.18B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
101.10M 127.50M 142.30M 150.40M
Depreciation
- 101.10M 127.50M 142.30M
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+25.48% +11.61% +3.87% -0.71%
Gross Income
1.81B 2.19B 2.10B 2.04B
Gross Income Growth
+36.06% +20.75% -3.93% -2.90%
Gross Profit Margin
+14.63% +15.64% +14.63% +14.36%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
1.28B 1.55B 1.58B 1.58B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
1.28B 1.55B 1.58B 1.58B
SGA Growth
+23.04% +21.85% +1.63% +0.18%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
4.60M 321.70M 80.30M (1.20M)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
532.80M 313.30M 443.30M 460.90M
Non Operating Income/Expense
(11.40M) 200.00K (20.60M) (500.00K)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
63.20M 123.50M 180.80M 204.30M
Interest Expense Growth
-8.59% +95.41% +46.40% +13.00%
Gross Interest Expense
65.00M 125.10M 183.00M 206.90M
Interest Capitalized
1.80M 1.60M 2.20M 2.60M
Pretax Income
458.20M 190.00M 241.90M 256.10M
Pretax Income Growth
+1,418.03% -58.53% +27.32% +5.87%
Pretax Margin
+3.70% +1.36% +1.68% +1.80%
Income Tax
109.30M 101.50M 63.70M 40.10M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
97.00M 114.20M 82.30M 69.20M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
12.30M (12.70M) (18.60M) (29.10M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
348.90M 88.50M 178.20M 216.00M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
348.90M 88.50M 178.20M 216.00M
Net Income Growth
+788.65% -74.63% +101.36% +21.21%
Net Margin Growth
+2.81% +0.63% +1.24% +1.52%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
348.90M 88.50M 178.20M 216.00M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
348.90M 88.50M 178.20M 216.00M
EPS (Basic)
8.4267 2.2868 5.0914 6.3343
EPS (Basic) Growth
+806.58% -72.86% +122.64% +24.41%
Basic Shares Outstanding
41.40M 38.70M 35.00M 34.10M
EPS (Diluted)
8.0615 2.2292 4.9638 6.1714
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+775.96% -72.35% +122.67% +24.33%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
43.28M 39.70M 35.90M 35.00M
EBITDA
638.50M 762.50M 665.90M 610.10M
EBITDA Growth
+65.10% +19.42% -12.67% -8.38%
EBITDA Margin
+5.15% +5.45% +4.63% +4.29%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 77.333
Number of Ratings 11 Current Quarters Estimate 1.571
FY Report Date 12 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 6.652
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.41 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 5.60 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 7.064
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 8 5 8 8
Mean Estimate 1.57 1.59 6.65 7.06
High Estimates 1.76 1.67 6.85 7.43
Low Estimate 1.47 1.44 6.56 6.57
Coefficient of Variance 5.91 6.40 1.46 3.96

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 4 4 3
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 5 5 5
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Hold

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